Word Finder - accents

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A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

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In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable.

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Emphasis or importance in general.

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At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.

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A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

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The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent.

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Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.

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The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

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a broad Irish accent

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(sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.

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2015 December 3, [./http//www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-03/philadelphia-accent-sign-language There's a distinctly Philadelphia accent in American Sign Language]

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A word; a significant tone or sound.

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(usually plurale tantum) Expressions in general; speech.

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Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

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A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.

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A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.

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The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.

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The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.

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A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.

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A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.

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A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12' 27'', meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

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A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches.

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Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.

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A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.

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A distinctive feature or quality.

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Utterance.

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To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.

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To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

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To mark with written accents.

Accents on vowels lengthen them; on d and t they are softening marks.

Such accents have much to do with the subtle gradations of class in a big city.

This elegantly styled headboard with its antique gold rails and sculpted accents is certainly full of Italian charm.

Their long lists of the occurrences of words and forms fixed with accuracy the present (Masoretic) text, which they had produced, and were invaluable to subsequent lexicographers, while their system of vowel-points and accents not only gives us the pronunciation and manner of reading traditional about the 7th century A.D., but frequently serves also the purpose of an explanatory commentary.

By means of six accents, one bar and a crotchet it is possible to note with sufficient precision the indications of tone without which the Annamese words have no sense for the natives.

Burmese, which was spoken by 7,006,495 people in the province in 1901, is a monosyllabic language, with, according to some authorities, three different tones; so that any given syllable may have three entirely different meanings only distinguishable by the intonation when spoken, or by accents or diacritical marks when written.

As a Hebrew scholar he made a special study of the history of the Hebrew text, which led him to the conclusion that the vowel points and accents are not an original part of the Hebrew language, but were inserted by the Massorete Jews of Tiberias, not earlier than the 5th century A.D., and that the primitive Hebrew characters are those now known as the Samaritan, while the square characters are Aramaic and were substituted for the more ancient at the time of the captivity.

A treatise on accents is ascribed to Priscian, but is rejected by modern writers on the ground of matter and language.

In much of Liszt's vocal music, particularly in the songs and choral pieces written to German words, an annoying discrepancy is felt to exist between the true sound of the words and the musical accents.

Besides the commentary on Job he published a book on the Hebrew Accents, the only Scottish performance of the kind since the days of Thomas Boston.

People still imitate German accents that they hear in WWII films, although modern Germans do not speak like this anymore.

Once weâre done, Iâm just going to hang out with my brother and speak in as many different annoying accents as we can.

Tasteful chrome accents are inlayed into the color-coordinated front bumper just below the headlamps.

Always serving with a smile & absolutely adorable Welsh accents.

The one good thing about the way things are now is that artists are sounding more authentic, using their own natural accents.

Tones with yellow accents at harris ' average larsen's mother Barbara larsen is the kind.

Aubergine, army green, muted coral and cornflower blue are most prevalent with accents of white here and there.

Her color palette mixes muted natural tones with juicy, sometimes brash accents and she succeeds in making tricky shade combinations work together.

Decorative Candles Our decorative candles make lovely home accents and stunning table centerpieces.

Listen to the original song again and clapping clave, note how the singer accents and phrases the vocal to it.

This is the default setting and provides the fastest collation but will only produce correct results for languages that do not use accents.

Vincent rides cymbal crescendos and pensive pattering to equally tingling ends, his restrained electronic gurgles providing ambiguous accents.

This article introduces dialectology - the study of accents and dialects.

In rhotic accents, the centering diphthongs do not exist as such, since the final letter r is pronounced.

What set them apart was the harsh edge that barely disguised accents brought.

Luxuriously dense and with sculpted accents, it has stable jute back.

Mimicry We are all good mimicry We are all good mimics; otherwise accents wouldn't exist at all.

Here is a particularly fine and subtly modulated surface - predominantly gray but with accents of ochre and rose, sage and sky.

Languages Spoken English American English encompasses a multitude of regional accents of differing degrees of intelligibility.

Normalization and Accents The Collation object automatically normalizes text internally to separate accents from base characters where possible.

Conversely, you can ' punch up ' lightly tinted expanses with darker or richer accents.

Christus is a very impressive five-movement work, whose fundamentally tonal language is influenced by Carl Nielsen, with English and French accents.

Whenever the British do American accents, it always comes off with a southern twang.

It is difficult to learn thoroughly, owing to its many inflexions and accents, and its being largely a language of idioms. (See also Polynesia.) Administration and Trade.

The text of the Old 'Testament consists of consonants only, for the alphabet of the ancient Hebrews, like that of their Moabite, Aramaean and Phoenician neighbours, contained no vowels; the text of the interpretation consists of vowels and accents only - for vowel signs and accents had been invented by Jewish scholars between the 5th and 9th centuries A.D.; the text of the Old Testament -is complete in itself and intelligible, though ambiguous; but the text of the interpretation read by itself is unintelligible, and only becomes intelligible when read with the consonants (under, over, or in which they are inserted) of the text of the Old Testament.

He is 46, sports a raggedy beard and speaks in clipped, high pitched Californian accents.

In this edition, accents on the transliterated Japanese words have been omitted due to them not being present in most european character sets.

The following books are unedited text only books without the correct Pali accents.

Accents. Choosing to focus on nursery rhymes means you'll have lots of wonderful accessories to choose from.

Quest Sport-Featuring reflective accents and an extendable leg rest, this Maclaren stroller is suitable from three months and offers four seat positions.

Choose a pale yellow for the walls to keep the look gender neutral and to help set off the multi-colored accents.

Modern accents also help give the nursery a contemporary feel.

A fish nursery can have a distinctly feminine feel if you choose the right accents.

This fun pink bedding has lots of aqua accents and adorable fish and sea creatures in blue, orange, pink, and other colors.

Someone might have wooden, metal, or iron sailboats that cold be used as additional decorations and accents throughout the room.

Unique fabrics and designs-You may never look at a nursing bra in the same way after you see the gorgeous fabrics and accents on these bras.

If you are using an actual shape for your sign, add whatever accents you need to make the shape or image clear.

Select one color for the walls, and use the second color in the bedding, wall accents, chair upholstery and window coverings.

Pure silver flatware is becoming increasingly rare, while gold-plated sets or those with gold accents are typically reserved for more luxurious settings than everyday use.

Gold-plated pieces or those with gold accents may not be dishwasher safe.